Specialist (Sourcing / Mining / Contracts / French / Commercial)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Reference Number: VG
Job Description:
Sourcing and Contracting Specialist / Analyst ensure that the company derives maximum value from its external spend. This is accomplished through structured market engagements and ongoing category and contract stewardship. To achieve this, Sourcing and Contracting Specialists require strong written and verbal communication skills; the ability to analyses the capabilities, costs and risks posed by the company’s suppliers; and the ability to negotiate and capture favorable commercial outcomes in contract documents.
Responsibilities:
In conjunction with internal stakeholders, document business requirements in a manner suitable for engaging prospective suppliers.
Capture and optimisation of technical specifications and operational timelines
Development of scopes of work
Incorporation of applicable Company Standards
Identify and mitigate operational and commercial risks through high quality contract drafting, including incorporation of KPI’s and other performance mechanisms
Administer market engagements through the company’s on-line platform (Ariba)
Plan and execute negotiation strategies to improve outcomes from market engagements.
Specifications and timelines
Prices, price adjustment mechanisms and incentives
Risk apportionment and contract terms and conditions
Facilitate and participate in the evaluation of supplier proposals
Identify trade-offs and facilitate decision making for supplier selection.
Differentiated capabilities and risk profiles of supply options
Total cost of ownership and other commercial outcomes
Reducing the total cost of ownership of externally sourced goods and services
Ensuring externally sourced goods and services meet or exceed the company’s requirements
Leading negotiation and agreement of legal terms and conditions prioritising the company´s precedent positions.
Ensuring all elements of negotiated outcomes are adequately reflected in contract documentation
Concisely capture in governance documentation why particular sourcing outcomes are recommended, including evaluation and quantification of capability, cost and risk
Obtain authorisation to implement negotiated outcomes in compliance with the company’s Authority Standard
In conjunction with legal counsel, draft and execute contract documents
Complete contract and supplier administration through the company’s ERP platforms (SAP; Ariba)
Handover of outcomes to end-users and, where appropriate, contract management personnel
Requirements: Qualification and Skill
Preference for at least 5 years’ experience in Procurement or Supply Chain Sourcing roles. (Alternative relevant industry experience in other Functional areas would also be considered e.g. Finance, Commercial, Operations)
Experience in strategic sourcing and developing commercial arrangements and capture of outcomes in contract documentation
Proven ability to identify and deliver total cost reduction and efficiency opportunities.
Proficiency in use of MS Office, strong competency in MS Excel as an enabler for data analysis
Vivienne Gower
CA Mining: Global Recruitment
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